RHEL 8 : compat-exiv2-026 (RHSA-2021:4319)

high Nessus Plugin ID 155207

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for compat-exiv2-026.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:4319 advisory.

- exiv2: Integer overflow in CrwMap:encode0x1810 leading to heap-based buffer overflow and DoS (CVE-2021-31292)

- exiv2: Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Jp2Image::printStructure (CVE-2021-37618)

- exiv2: Out-of-bounds read in Exiv2::Jp2Image::encodeJp2Header (CVE-2021-37619)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the RHEL compat-exiv2-026 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2021:4319.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 155207

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-4319.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 11/11/2021

Updated: 4/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-31292

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-exiv2-026

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/26/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-31292, CVE-2021-37618, CVE-2021-37619

CWE: 125

RHSA: 2021:4319

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